Health Minister Chen Shih-chung says the chances of Taiwan’s bid to return to the World Health Assembly as an observer are better than in previous years. Chen was speaking Thursday during an interview.
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the WHO. Taiwan has been barred from the assembly’s annual meeting for several years in a row due to Chinese pressure. But Chen says Taiwan has won tremendous support from the global community this year, and has a good chance of receiving a letter of invitation to attend the annual event.
United States State Department spokesperson Ned Price has tweeted that Washington supports Taiwan’s bid.